2nd Circuit:  N.J. Law Estops Insurer From Denying Professional Liability Coverage

Mealey's (January 13, 2022, 10:10 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 12 affirmed a lower federal court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of an insured in its lawsuit seeking professional liability insurance coverage for two underlying lawsuits arising from a New York city construction project, finding that the lower court properly applied the domicile-as-proxy rule finding that New Jersey law applied to the dispute....